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Forbes Earnings Preview: ACE Limited

Analysts foresee ACE Limited (ACE) announcing decreased profits on Tuesday, January 29, 2013, when it reports its fourth quarter earnings. Despite this, they are generally optimistic about the stock.

Analysts are expecting ACE to come in with earnings of $1.31 per share, 32.5% less than a year ago when it reported earnings of $1.94 per share.

Over the past three months, the consensus estimate has fallen from $1.87. For the fiscal year, analysts are projecting earnings of $7.51 per share. Analysts project revenue to fall 27.2% year-over-year to $3.26 billion for the quarter, after being $4.48 billion a year ago. For the year, revenue is expected to come in at $14.39 billion.

Over the last four quarters, revenue has increased 5.9% on average year-over-year. The biggest increase came in the most recent quarter, when revenue rose 19.7% from the year-earlier quarter.

The majority of analysts (90%) rate ACE as a buy. This compares favorably to the analyst ratings of its nearest seven competitors, which average 50% buys. Analysts have become more cautious about the stock in the last three months.

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